Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-28
BROWNING'S BILL.
A Bill 10 Pr vide for the Sale Of Com
mon School, University AMI Ger.
aimee D Lands.
1t Also Repsa's the Act of The Legislature
of 'S3 Providing for the Sale of
Said Lands.
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AUSTIN, TEX, Jan. l5.-The following
was introduced in the house to day by
Representative Browning: A bill to be
entitled an ect to provide fer the sale Of
the lands heretofore, or that may here.
after be surveyed and set apart for the
benefit Of the common school, university
the lunstiC, blind, deaf and dumb, and
orphan asylum funds, and to repeal sc
much of an act of the legislature en-.
titled: "An act to provide fer the clzssif
cation, sale and lease Of the lands here.
tofore or hereafter surveyed, and sci
apart f9r tie benefit Of the common
schools, university, the lunatic, blind
deaf and dumb ard orphan asylum
funds" approved April Il, 1888, as
protideG forthe sale of SAID lands.
Section /. Be it enacted by the lcgisla.
ture OF the state Of Texas: That al.
lands heretofore, or that may hereafter
be sury eyed and set apart for the benefit
of the common schools, university, the
lunatiC, blind, deaf aud dumb, and orphan
placed upon the market and shall be sold
as hereinafter provided.
SEC. >. Every person who is the head
of 8 family or who has arrived ct the age
Of twenty-one years, Shall be entitled to
purchase not less than lG0 acres (unIess
there is fraction of less than 100 acres
now existing) nor more thsn $40 acres of
said land at the following prices: If the
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on or bordering on it, the price to be
paid shall be 81 per acre: If it has perma-
nent water on or bordering on it,
the price to be paid shall be So
per acre; if it be chiefly valuable
for the timber thereon, and such timer
is not suitable for lumber, the price
to be paid shall be So per acre, upon
complying with the terms end conditions
specified in this act
| Sec. 8. Any person entitled to pur-
chase any of said land, may make ap-
pllcation in writing TO the county or
district surveyor, designating the land
desired, by the number Of the survey,
certificate number, name of tie company
or individual! TO whom was issued the
certificate by virtue OF which such survey
was made, the fund to which it belongs,
and if less than q whole survey, the par
ticular part of the survey sought to be
purchased; provided, thar nc fraction Of
any survey less than 100 ceres snail be
left by any such selection nor shall any
fractional survey OF less than 800 acres
be divided. The party making such ap-
plCstiOn shall attach thereto his or her
affidavit made before some officer, author
izrd by law to administer Oaths, to the
effect, that he or she is the head of &
family, or Is tweDty-one years of Gge,
that such application is made in good
faith for the purpose of actual settlement
upon the land as his or her home, and not
directly or indirectly for the use or
benefit of any other person. Said
sffidavit shall also state whether or not
the land applied for has permanent water
on or bordering il, and whether or not
it is chiefly valuable for the timber
thereon. The surveyor S all De entitled
TO receive from the applicant a fee of S
for such application, and he shall upon
payment Of said fee Immediately record
said application ard affidavit in a we'll
bound book to be kept by him for that
purpose After recording, the surveyor
shall indorse upon said application
recorded" giving date, page and Volume
of the record, in which it was recorded
and sign his name officially thereto, and
return the application and affidavit to the
party presenting it. And if the corners
and boundary lines of the land so applied
for are not already established and marked
on the ground the applicant shall also
apply to the surveyor for survey of the
same, and IL shall be his duty, upon pay
ment of his legal fee, to be paid by the
applicant, TO proceed at once to survey
the land and record the field notes thereof
in his office. In certifying to the correct
ness Of said field notes, he shall also Ger
tlfy whether or not the land has permS- |
nent water or or bordering on it, and |
whether or not the land is chiefly valuable |
for the timber thereon. Said field notes, |
when so certified, shall be delivered TO the |
and he shall attach the same TO |
the above application to purchase.
Sec 4. The purchaser shall immediate !
" forward to the state treasurer the |
above application, together with one
thirtietn Of the price of the land applied !
for, and if it is chiefly valuable fer the
timber thereon, he shall forward the
whole Of the price thereof. The treasurer
shall enter credit on his books in the
name of the purchaser for the amount so
received, giving such description OF the
land, as will identify the same, he Shall
then issue his receipt for ssid amoaut
and deliver Il with the above application,
Rfli isvit and field notes to the commits
si0ner of the general land office, who
snail file the same in his office and issue
MS certificate in lieu thereof, setting forth
the amount paid the treasurer and the
quantity and other necessary description
If tue land applied for, which certificate
shall be Immediately forwarded to the
purchaser.
Sec. ). Should the applicant fail to
nake his first payment a. required by the
preceding section, within thirty DAYS
rom the date Of bis application, ant
PRESENT the certificate from the COM
missioner of the general land Office, to
he surveyor within sixty days thereafter,
he land shall be forfeited to the state and
gsin for sale, and the surveyor shall be
to receive application to pur-
base the same as in the first instance;
rovided, however, that he shall not re-
Give or record second application from (
ny person who has once made applica- &.
ion to purchase under this act, ard for :
cited the lsnd so applied for.
Sec. 6. At the time of making the FIRST =
ayment provided for in section of this !,
CT, or at auy time thereafter, the pur- /
haser may pay all or any part of the prln- .
ipal due upon his land. The =
npsid principal shall bear interest :,
ON the date of the application
, purchase, at the rate of per cent. per
Dnum, which interest shall become due
n the first day of January Of each and
very year, and shall be paid on or before h
lie first day of August thereafter. And n
lie entire prinCin4l and interest shall be.fN